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JD DeLuzio
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And the winners are….
September 5, 2004 by JD DeLuzio Ask The Bureau
The 2004 Hugos have been awarded. Best novel goes to the only nominated work I didn’t get around to reviewing….
Hugo-Nominated Shorter Fiction
September 3, 2004 by JD DeLuzio Books
I’ve reviewed the short stories and all but one of the novels, and I had good intentions regarding the novellas and novelettes. Unfortunately, a busy schedule and the recent, unexpected death of a friend means that you’ll have to discuss this year’s Hugo-nominated shorter fiction on your own.
Below you will find links. The 2004 Hugos will be awarded this weekend in Boston.
(Relatively) Earthlike Extrasolar World Confirmed
August 25, 2004 by JD DeLuzio Science
Ok, it’s a little on the big side, and kind of hot, but this extrasolar planet, in orbit around mu Arae, ranks as one of the most-Earthlike extrasolar planets discovered thus far.
Girls Who Bite Back
August 24, 2004 by JD DeLuzio Books
Girls Who Bite Back examines turn-of-the-millennium pop culture, particularly superhero and comic-related pop culture, as it relates to females. The anthology defies any other description, and Pohl-Weary has gathered essays, articles, short fiction, and comix between the covers. The book even features “Crisis Girl in ‘Springrolls,'” a recipe presented in the form of a superhero strip. It’s a mixed smorgasbord, and the quality of the pieces being dished out varies significantly. Developing a list of useful categories by which to rank this work would have been impossible. Still, the best make this a book worth biting into.
Episodes 7, 8, and 9?
August 23, 2004 by JD DeLuzio Star Wars
Way back when, Lucas claimed that Star Wars would eventually consist of a trilogy of trilogies. Then, for a long time, he denied that he would ever make the final trilogy, three episodes which take place after the original three.
According to this story, we might be seeing these after all.
Is this a good thing, or not?
Marvel Knights 4: Wolf at the Door
August 23, 2004 by JD DeLuzio Comics
I’ve taken the written tests, I meet all the physical requirements, I’m mentally stable, I’m the right age, I’m healthy, I can fly… (I know that’s not a requirement; I just thought I would mention it).
–The Human Torch, applying for work.
I read various comics as I found them when I was a kid, but two regularly: Spider- man and Fantastic Four. I’d abandoned them by the end of elementary school, and gave away or sold most of my collection in university. If I wanted now to show someone what made the FF appealing to me, I might well recommend Marvel Knights 4: Wolf at the Door. This is the classic FF, flaws and all, in a contemporary setting.
Singularity Sky
August 14, 2004 by JD DeLuzio Books
The day war was declared, a rain of telephones fell clattering to the cobblestones from the skies above Novy Petrograd. Some of them had half-melted from the heat of re-entry; others pinged and ticked, cooling rapidly in the postdawn chill. An inquisitive pigeon hopped close, head cocked to one side; it pecked at the shiny case of one such device, then fluttered away in alarm when it beeped. A tinny voice spoke: “Hello? Will you entertain us?”(1)
Charles Stross’ reputation for excellent short stories has made his first novel one of the most anticipated of the year. Singularity Sky has been nominated for a Hugo, and both James Patrick Kelly and Gardner Dozois (Asimov’s) place Stross on the “cutting edge of science fiction.”< So, how good is it? More…
Robot Monkeys! Robot Monkeys! Robot Monkeys!
August 8, 2004 by JD DeLuzio Ask The Bureau
We always knew it! Like Killer Clowns, these seemingly innocent cymbals, sorry, symbols of childhood past are Pure Evil!
Do you have further evidence regarding the Robot Monkey Conspiracy?
King Arthur
September 12, 2004 by JD DeLuzio Movies
There’s no Holy Grail and no love-triangle. The sword in the stone gets entirely (and somewhat cleverly) reimagined, while the script xenas Guinevere into a Celtic archer-woman protected by the well-established principle of bulletproof nudity.
What ees eet? Well, it isn’t a conventional Arthur. But is it worth watching?
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